Ornamented candle and method of making same



Sept. 6, 1927. 1,641,729

J. E. BRINKER ORNAMENTED CANDLE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Oct 27, 1924 atented Sept. 6, 17.

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JESSE E. BRINKER, OF WRITING, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T STANDARD OIL CDMPANY, 0F WHITING, INDIANA, A COBPDRATION OF INDIANA.

ORNAMENTED CANDLE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

Application filed October 27, 1924.

The present invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of ornamented candles and method of making same and will be fully understood from the following description, illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which an ornamented candle manufactured in'accordance with the present invention is shown.

The present invention is ,particularly directed to the manufacture of candles having upon their surfaces irregular scale-like incrustations, such candles being described in the patent to Harry F. Glairand Oscar E. Bransky Patent Number 1,520,541, granted December 23, 1924. In that patent, there is described, not only the candle, but also a method of automatically producing the scale-like incrustations on the candle by means of candle dips containing Montan wax.

In accordance with the present invention, it has been found that scale-like incrustations may be produced upon the surfaces of candles, particularly arafiin wax candles, by dipping such can les into molten wax mixtures containing a hydrocarbon wax, such as parafiin wax or petrolatum wax, and from 15 to 50% of carnauba Wax. The dip preferably used consists of petrolatuin wax (M. P. 120 to 130 F.) and carnauba wax, the latter being present in the proportion of 25%. lhe proportion of carnauba wax may be varied within the-limits above set forth in accordance with the effects which it is desired to reduce. In general, it is preferred that the carnauba wax be mixed with petrolatum' wax rather than with paraiiin wax.

The di of the above composition is melted, suitable pigments or dyes being incorporated therein, if desired, and a paran wax candle of ordinary composition is dipped therein in the usual manner; that is, it is immersed momentarily and withdrawn vertically, the dip forming an external coating on the surface of the candle. As this coating cools the irregular scale-like edect is produced by a breaking-up and marginal curling-up of their regular broken portions of the coating. This is clearly indicated in Serial No. 746,093.

the drawing, in which the numeral indi cates the candle upon which are the irregular scale-like incrustations 6. Occasionally a molten wax dip of a contrasting cclor.

I claim:

1. An ornamented candle having a body,

consisting largely of parafin wax and irregular, scale-like surface incrustations of a mixture of hydrocarbon wax and carnanba wax containing to 50% of the latter.

2. An ornamented candle having a body portion of parafiin wax and irregular scale like surface incrustations of a mixture of petrolatum wax and carnauba wax containing of the latter, and a colored coating thereover.

3. The method of ornamenting a candle which consists in applying thereto a superficial coating of a moltenmixture of a. hydrocarbon wax and carnauba wax containing 15 to of the latter, and cooling the candle, said coating thereby forming scalelike incrustations on the candle.

4. The method of ornamenting a candle which consists in applying thereto a superficial coating of a molten mixture of petrolatuin wax and carnauba wax containing 15 to 50% of the latter, and cooling the candle, said coating thereby forming scale-like incrustations on the candle.

5. The method of ornamenting a candle which consists in applying thereto a superficial coating of molten petrolatum wax and carnauba wax containing 25% of the latter, and cooling the candle, said coating thereby forming scale-like incrustations on the candle.

6. The method of ornamenting a candle which consists in applying thereto a superficial coating of molten petrolatum wax and carnauba wax in a mixture containing 25% of the latter, cooling the candle, whereby saidcoating forms scale-like incrustations on the candle, and subsequently applying a colored coating to the candle. 

